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Loop avoidance for event-driven virtual link aggregation

US9106565B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Tamanna Z. Sait · San Jose, US
Venkatesan Selvaraj · Sunnyvale, US
Shoou J. Yiu · Los Altos, US
Yi Xia · Los Angeles, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 4, 2013
Grant date	Aug 11, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 25, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02D30/50
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention relate to virtual link aggregation. One embodiment includes forming one or more virtual links using physical links connecting a first networking element, a second networking element and a third networking element. A first trigger status indication is used for blocking network traffic for avoiding traffic loops occurring over the one or more virtual links.

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